It is pathetic to
read articles in bulletins that are so hypocritical. Some condemn those
who tell lies behind the back of others and cause division when they are
guilty of doing that very thing privately and publicly in an effort that
results in the destruction of the good name and reputation of those they
oppose.

Some rightfully condemn "the Diotrophes Complex" which
is admittedly an evil attitude but when they themselves have caused
trouble far and wide because they possess and have demonstrated that very
"I am boss" disposition the bulletin article (good in itself)
rings with hypocrisy.

It is one thing to condemn evil things but quite another to do
what you condemn (Rom. 2: 1-3). This pattern of evil attack is often seen
in the political realm when one side will arrogantly accuse the other of
doing something wrong when that is precisely what they themselves are
doing.

Some moderation in efforts to gain power would be helpful
in the Lord's church. Why should anybody be obsessed with having power and
control over other brethren anyway? Why not be content to be a
"lesser light" than to rip asunder good brethren and good works
because of a desire to control? Do you really believe God smiles on all
that stuff?